As your feet tend to swell a fair bit when riding you may need a size larger if you want thick socks.For a cheap attempt at a fix, scrunch your toes up and tense your foot as you do the shoes up, once relaxed you'll have a little more room.

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As your feet tend to swell a fair bit when riding you may need a size larger if you want thick socks.For a cheap attempt at a fix, scrunch your toes up and tense your foot as you do the shoes up, once relaxed you'll have a little more room.

When I ended my ride today, I realised that the front half of my foot was numb - with cold. It was 10C before I rode up into the Strathbogies. At Boho Sth it was no more than 5. Add some wind chill and the quick downhills were bracing.

The the Strathbogie shopkeeper said that it was warmer in the big fridge than outside of it this morning; -3.5!

To add to what Bill said, get out of the seat more often and get the circulation flowing.

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It won't be the socks compressing the circulation (unless you are a bad diabetic). It is more likely to be pressure on the lateral plantar nerve. Ease off the forefoot tension and crank the arch tension in your shoes up correspondingly.

Have been told this, yet to try it seeing as though I'm resting a broken toe.

use 2 pairs of thin socks, put a small plastic bag over your toes after the first pair and then the second pair goes over the top of that. It's supposed to stop cold air getting to them and create a nice warm environment for them. I'm a bit concerned about slippage myself, but when I'm back on the bike next week I'll give it a shot.

fatherofmany wrote:Have been told this, yet to try it seeing as though I'm resting a broken toe.

use 2 pairs of thin socks, put a small plastic bag over your toes after the first pair and then the second pair goes over the top of that. It's supposed to stop cold air getting to them and create a nice warm environment for them. I'm a bit concerned about slippage myself, but when I'm back on the bike next week I'll give it a shot.

Heard it too. Normal food bags are better than freezer bags. But not as good as shoe covers.

I get numb toes due to the genetics my father granted me (god bless him)... high arches and pronation issues.

I have recently tries these insoles by Sof Soleand so far have found them great. The extra arch support and gel inserts under the normal hot spot have greatly reduced the discomfort. There are different models for differing levels of arch support etc as well.

I have toe strap on my pedal and i ride in all weather condition. I used to get numb toes and cold feet but since switching to 100% smart wool socks which i bought online, my feet are toasty warm on colder days and never cold or numb.

its all good now Shoes were old, but i got a new pair these babies mould to my feet well and the wide front helped alot. toes weren't as suffocating as before, and had a bike fit that resolved the issue too

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